Ahmed Said Ahmed

Ahmed Said Ahmed
Personal information
Date of birth	4 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Mogadishu
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender and midfielder
Team information
Current team	VJS
Number	88
Youth career
0000	VJS
0000–2016	PK-35 Vantaa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	PK-35 Vantaa
2017	IF Gnistan
2017	Grankulla IFK
2018	NJS
2019	AC Kajaani
2019–	VJS
International career‡
2019–	Somalia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Last updated August 07, 2023

Ahmed Said Ahmed (Somali : Axmed Siciid; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kakkonen club VJS and the Somalia national team.

Club career

In 2015, Said Ahmed joined PK-35 Vantaa after playing in VJS's youth academy. Said Ahmed made one appearance for PK-35 in the 2015 Ykkönen, as the club gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Ahmed made ten appearances for PK-35 in the 2016 Veikkausliiga, as the club were relegated back to the Ykkönen.^[1] During the 2017 Ykkönen season, Said Ahmed played for IF Gnistan and Grankulla IFK, making four and two appearances respectively. Ahead of the 2018 season, Said Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club NJS, making eight first team league appearances for the club. On 26 January 2019, Said Ahmed made a solitary appearance for AC Kajaani in a 4–1 Finnish Cup defeat against KTP, before joining VJS.^[2]

International career

On 5 September 2019, Said Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.^[3]

Personal life

Ahmed Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Abdulkadir Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed.^[4]

He holds Finnish citizenship.^[5]^[6]

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References

↑ "Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
↑ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
↑ "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
↑ Suomalainen, Tiina (1 November 2021). "Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta" (in Finnish). Anna. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
↑ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019. Kansallisuus: Suomi
↑ "#80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga . Retrieved 13 September 2019. Kansalaisuus FI

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[1] "Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

[2] "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

[3] "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[4] Suomalainen, Tiina (1 November 2021). "Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta" (in Finnish). Anna. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[5] "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019. Kansallisuus: Suomi

[6] "#80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga . Retrieved 13 September 2019. Kansalaisuus FI

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Mogadishu
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender and midfielder
Team information
Current team	VJS
Number	88
Youth career
0000	VJS
0000–2016	PK-35 Vantaa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	PK-35 Vantaa	11	(0)
2017	IF Gnistan	4	(0)
2017	Grankulla IFK	2	(0)
2018	NJS	8	(0)
2019	AC Kajaani	0	(0)
2019–	VJS	13	(0)
International career^‡
2019–	Somalia	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)